Lieutenants Wellington U. Bassey, Samuel Ademulegun, 2nd-Lieutenants Zakariya Maimalari, Lawan Umar, and Lieutenant Johnson T.U Aguiyi-Ironsi at a Rehearsal Parade for the Coronation Ceremony of Her Royal Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II at Hyde Park, London, June 1953. #HistoryVille

From Left to Right sitting: Captain Adeyinka Adebayo,Captain Philip Effiong,Captain Imo,Major Samuel Adesoji Ademulegun,Major Wellington Bassey,General Forster, Major JTU Ironsi,Major Ralph Shodeinde,Captain Zakaria Maimalari, Captain Conrad Nwawo, Captain David Ejoor.

Middle Row standing: Lt Igboba,Lt George Kurubo, (non Nigerian standing next to Kurubo), Lt J Akaga,Lt Patrick Anwunah, Lt Louis Ogbonnia, Lt Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu, Lt Eyo Ekpo, Lt Arthur Unegbe, Lt Abogo Largema

Back Row: Lt Hilary Njoku, 2nd Lt Nzefili, 2nd Lt Ogunenwe, 2nd Lt Shadrak, Lt Madiebo,2nd Lt Anthony Eze, Lt Yakubu Gowon, 2nd Lt Sylvanus Nwanjei,Lt Yakubu Pam, 2nd Lt Hassan Katsina.

Those not in the picture are Captain Kur Mohammed,Lt Victor Banjo and Lt Michael Okwechime

Racoon:

First Generation of Nigerian Army officers - June 1959.

amuwo1980:
Not less than 40% of them were igbos , when things were done on merit, you got to admit it Nigeria fared better under the colonial rule than under these jihadist belly crawling vermins

mightyhaze:
Thanks... Now I got to see a picture of how Arthur unaegbe looked like.. I took an interest in him after reading Gen. Madiebos Revolution and Civil war accounts over 2 decades ago..


This is a senior Igbo officer killed for vehemently opposing a coup by officers drawn from all the regions of the county... For those who have been brainwashed to keep parroting that it was an Igbo coup..

amuwo1980:
Not less than 40% of them were igbos , when things were done on merit, you got to admit it Nigeria fared better under the colonial rule than under these jihadist belly crawling vermins

ViperAda:

It was an ibo coup and your lies would not change the facts. Lt. col. Arthur Unegbe was shot by Anuforo because he was known to be close to brig. Maimalari and had to be silenced. He was not killed for opposing the coup but for his closeness to Maimalari who was eventually killed by Ifeajuna.

-Viper

helinues:


True, but as they are no longer having that luxury of opportunities again, is that why they want to seceed from Nigeria?

FakeUnity:



Why are you blind to the word 'merit' as written by the guy you quoted. Are you yoruba mooslim?

helinues:


So those who are currently having the position do not merit it right?

The word merit/deserved can only be used when it's Igbo bah?

FakeUnity:


Use your tongue to count your teeth. If dem never rotten finish..

mightyhaze:
Thanks... Now I got to see a picture of how Arthur unaegbe looked like.. I took an interest in him after reading Gen. Madiebos Revolution and Civil war accounts over 2 decades ago..


This is a senior Igbo officer killed for vehemently opposing a coup by officers drawn from all the regions of the county... For those who have been brainwashed to keep parroting that it was an Igbo coup..

Racoon:
Guess this was the era wherein genuine pan-nationalism, professionalism and merit was what counts under the pre-independence colonial Nigeria.

ViperAda:

It was an ibo coup and your lies would not change the facts. Lt. col. Arthur Unegbe was shot by Anuforo because he was known to be close to brig. Maimalari and had to be silenced. He was not killed for opposing the coup but for his closeness to Maimalari who was eventually killed by Ifeajuna.

-Viper

headSmasher:
We know you people always trying to change the narrative, what was the guy's post that got him killed, he is wasn't a top ranking officer that needed to die, he was just part of the casualties and stubbing blocks on the part of the senseless myopic unreasonable callous irresponsible Igbo officers that made him a Scape goat in the Igbo coup

headSmasher:
The era before chukwuma nzeogwu scuffled everything, where and when he robbed and killed, leaving Nigeria in a fiasco and tussle of unity

mightyhaze:
An Igbo coup with actors like major ademoyega,col. Victor banjo,lt.olofimihan and a host of others?


Many of the casualties of the coup were in one way or the other opposed to the coup ... Be it drawing a gun on the coupists or blocking their access to armoury..


Col Arthur was killed for denying the coupists access to the armoury. Was he the only officer close to maimalari?

Racoon:
Guess this was the era wherein genuine pan-nationalism, professionalism and merit was what counts under the pre-independence colonial Nigeria.

Nyanmiridunce:
Until the greed of ibos truncated the smooth process via coup.

seunmsg:
Yeah, it was before officers from a particular tribe decided to kill their senior colleagues from other ethnic groups while they were still asleep in the middle of the night because of desperation for power. That was the night they killed professionalism, unity, trust and Espirit de Corps in our military.

helinues:


Civilization got to my region so early.. I would rather use a mirror to count my teeth.

Reason why we are Sophisticated West

FakeUnity:


Then you run the risk of frightening yourself with your terrible yoruba tribal marks while counting your teeth.